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Whipple Ranch Elementary School

Public | PK-5 | 457 students
 

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Posted July 2, 2008
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I have had a lot of concerns with this school. The teachers are wonderful, but the teachers are not given the resources they need to provide the education they are expected to give. Sometimes required text books don't come in until long after school is in progress or not at all. I was very disappointed with my child's third grade year. They spent the majority of the year prepairing for the AIMS test. By the time the test came he nearly had a nervous breakdown. When you ask to see something above and beyond what is required like an appropriate gifted program you will get the very least of what they are required to provide. For whatever reason there is never enough money in the budget for the primary school to have the things they need. They make the best out of what they have.
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Posted January 3, 2008
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This school is great. My own children were students there and we loved it.

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Posted July 18, 2007
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All four of my children attened this school. The teachers are wonderful and are concerned about helping every child succeed. One of my boys had to repeat first grade, but he is doing amazingly well now. This school has high standards for their students. My children were constantly learning things that their cousins at other schools had not been introduced to yet. I would recommend this school to anyone in the local area. It is worth the drive if you live in outlying areas.
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Posted February 25, 2005
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I haven't seen a lot of quality academics from this school. When my child was in 1st grade, the teacher that he had did not teach phonograms because he was not required to, however, when the kids get to second grade they are required to know them. Does that make sense? Anyway, after telling me at several parent-teacher conferences throughout the year that he was doing well, the teacher informed me at the last conference that he was holding my child back. Of course I refused and subsequently, my child was placed with a wonderful 2nd grade teacher who worked dilligently with me to catch him up. He did end up repeating the 2nd grade, but he is much better off now. Also, I have run into at least one teacher at this school who suggested that it was my fault that the 1st grade teacher failed in his job.
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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 69% in 2012.

67 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
72%

2011

 
 
78%

2010

 
 
64%

2009

 
 
82%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

67 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
72%

2011

 
 
85%

2010

 
 
77%

2009

 
 
75%
Writing

The state average for Writing was 79% in 2009.

129 students were tested at this school in 2009.

2009

 
 
93%
Scale: % meets or exceeds

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Arizona used the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10. AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona learning standards. Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 67% in 2012.

88 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
72%

2011

 
 
64%

2010

 
 
68%

2009

 
 
n/a
Reading

The state average for Reading was 75% in 2012.

88 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
86%

2011

 
 
88%

2010

 
 
83%

2009

 
 
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Science

The state average for Science was 63% in 2012.

90 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
78%

2011

 
 
69%

2010

 
 
72%

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Writing

The state average for Writing was 83% in 2009.

2009

 
 
n/a
Scale: % meets or exceeds

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Arizona used the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10. AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona learning standards. Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 63% in 2012.

83 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
59%

2011

 
 
66%

2010

 
 
61%

2009

 
 
n/a
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2012.

83 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
84%

2011

 
 
86%

2010

 
 
79%

2009

 
 
n/a
Writing

The state average for Writing was 56% in 2012.

82 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
55%

2011

 
 
60%

2010

 
 
89%

2009

 
 
n/a
Scale: % meets or exceeds

About the tests

In 2011-2012 Arizona used the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to test students in reading and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, writing in grades 5, 6, 7, and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and 10. AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona learning standards. Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate. The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

  • In 2010-2011, this school was designated "Performing Plus".
  • In 2009-2010, this school was designated "Performing Plus".
  • In 2008-2009, this school was designated "Performing Plus".

About the tests

Arizona uses AZ LEARNS Achievement Profiles to indicate schools' overall performance each year. For elementary and middle schools, the profiles are based on current and historical aggregated AIMS results, MAP results and whether or not the school made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). For high schools, AIMS results, AYP status and graduation/dropout rates are used. Schools are identified as Excelling, Highly Performing, Performing Plus, Performing, Underperforming, Failing to Meet Academic Standards or Pending.

See Arizona's state standards

Source: Arizona Department of Education

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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 77% 45%
Hispanic 18% 41%
American Indian or Alaska Native 4% 6%
Asian N/A 3%
Black N/A 6%
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Student subgroups

  This school District averageState average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program 60%N/A51%
English language learners 12%N/A14%
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Home languages of english learners

Language This school State average
Spanish 76% 81%
English 11% 12%
Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog) 3% 0%
Other Non-Indian 3% 1%
Apache (Whiteriver) 1% 0%
Hopi 1% 0%
Korean 1% 0%
Navajo 1% 2%
Tagalog 1% 0%
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per certified teacher 18N/AN/A
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

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